War Remnants Museum

Bảo tàng Chứng tích Chiến tranh

The war seen from the Vietnamese side; people leave very quiet

⚠ Very graphic photos

Hours

Daily 7:30am–5:30pm (ticket desk closes 5pm; open on holidays and Tet)

Tickets

40,000 VND adults; half price ages 6–15 and students; under-6s free. Pay on site or buy an e-ticket online

Address

28 Vo Van Tan Street, a 5–10 minute walk from Independence Palace

The courtyard greets you with US helicopters, tanks and fighter jets. Inside, floor after floor of photographs and records from the war get heavier as you climb, with Agent Orange victims and massacre images on the upper levels; Nick Ut's 1972 'Napalm Girl' photo is here too. The narrative is firmly Vietnam's own, and going in knowing that gives you more to think about, not less. A corner of the yard recreates the 'tiger cage' prison cells.